With the weather warming toward summer, ladies, do you find yourself wondering what you wore this time last year? Maybe it’s time to check out the latest fashion trends to see what’s popular.

You are in luck. The second annual Ladies Night Out is just around the corner. On May 12, the Bradley Arts and Sciences building at the University of South Carolina Lancaster campus will be transformed into a glamorous fashion boutique complete with a New York style runway.

One of the most emotional moments we’ve ever experienced is observing the Survivors’ Walk at the Relay for Life event each year. Those participating in the walk are cancer survivors. It’s hard for spectators to contain their emotions.
Among those spectators are family and friends of the cancer survivors. They’ve seen what their loved ones have endured to battle the horrible disease that is no respecter of persons. Its victims include all ages and races.

If you read last month’s column or made it out to one of our recent town hall meetings, then you know that I’ve been spending a lot of time talking about debts, deficits and our national economy.
Instead of talking about trillions or hundreds of billions of dollars, however, I’ve been breaking things down like this: Imagine that we are a family that made $43,000 last year, but we spent $69,000, and we have a credit card balance of $284,000. Believe it or not, that’s where we are as a country.

I am writing this letter to let readers know about Power School, Lancaster County School District’s newest form of communication with parents. Parents can now see the students’ grades online. I feel that this is a good tool to use for the parents, but makes it challenging for the students.

Like most Americans, I rejoice in the fact that Osama bin Laden has finally been found and justice has been served. Those who supplied the intelligence that led to his location, and those brave Navy SEALs who carried out the mission are to be applauded for their diligence in following the leads and completing the mission.

From Release
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office will provide 100 free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program.
The kits, which include a gun lock, will be distributed at 7 p.m. today at the Relay for Life event at the University of South Carolina Lancaster.
Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), has distributed more than 35 million firearm safety kits throughout the country since 2003.

Kershaw Chamber of Commerce
The Kershaw Chamber of Commerce will present Kershaw Spring-A-Thon May 12-14 in downtown Kershaw.
The event kicks off Thursday with a carnival fair by Sunshine Amusements on Cleveland Street.
The fair will feature rides and a variety of carnival food, including corn dogs, cotton candy and snowballs.
The fair begins at 5 p.m. Thursday and ends at 11 p.m. Saturday.
The Miss Spring-A-Thon pageant is Thursday night, too.

From Release
On May 14, Lancaster letter and rural carriers will participate in 19th Annual National Stamp Out Hunger program.
Last year letter carriers collected a record 77.1 million pounds of food from postal customers across the nation. In 19 years, 1,059,800,000 pounds of food have been collected along postal routes.
To help the Lancaster program, leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soups, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on May 14.